000 FZNT24 KNHC 210219 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 919 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ001-211430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 919 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH EARLY THU AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE FRI FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY FRI. WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AND SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SUSTAINED WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY OFF VERACRUZ EARLY FRI. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE W TO E DURING SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW OFF VERACRUZ LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT...DIMINISHING THROUGH EARLY MON. $$ GMZ011-211430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 919 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL. $$ GMZ013-211430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 919 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 90W...AND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT W OF 90W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-211430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 919 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-211430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 919 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN... SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. $$ GMZ019-211430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 919 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 24N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-211430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 919 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-211430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 919 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRI... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE...THEN...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-211430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 919 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN